long time ago since i was in school!
i have a bill for £600 including vat and i need to work out how much it would be exclusive of vat (at 17.5%) dont even know where to start!...
I know this should be in Business but more people use CB. Have just received an unsolicited mail shot from "European City Guide" which is inviting me to check the data they have on my...
I was born catholic, baptized, given first communion and confirmed within the catholic church before I really had a chance to think about it all. Now that I'm a fervent atheist, I used to think I was...
is voting in General Elections truly anonymous? I know that when you go in to cast your vote no-one can see how you've marked your card. But hasn't the card got some kind of serial number on from...
As it's a virtual Friday ABer's I thought I'd refer to another thread where jake mentions he is a regular observer of Le Monde. This got me thinking as to what our EU neighbours generally report about...
http://www.timesonlin...uk/article7083022.ece An impressive structure or a complete mess? At first I though the later, until I was informed by an inside source that when it has been built it will cast...
I enjoyed watching Oneeyedvic 's video on the Daily Mail and I asked myself :
1. Does biased reporting serve a purpose ?
2. Is there any newspaper which is unbiased ?...
http://www.telegraph....les-on-many-cars.html Another rise in taxes under the name of protecting the environment. Should this extra revenue be spent on the roads, instead of ending up in the general...
Do McDonalds and Burger King still give away ridiculous plastic toys with every kids meal? These pointless articles of pointlessness are only destined for land fill sites within days of leaving the...
http://news.bbc.co.uk...anchester/8597762.stm http://www.dailymail....selling-goldfish.html People ask why I (and plenty of others) dislike the Daily Mail - so lets look at one news story which is...
Just read a post where an abers' daughter has received an award for merit at school. How can it be wrong to be proud of that. (Reading the post made me think of this) I am proud of lots of things. It...
http://www.dailymail....General-Election.html A coalition government, just as we had during WW2? In view of the present financial climate, would this be a good thing or bad? To see a temporary end to...
I have driven quicker fork lift trucks. There was a lot of laughing earlier at my prestigious Skoda Fabia. It has the same enginge as a VW Golf and an Audi A3. 1.9 turbo diesel, 105 bhp. It goes like...
He writes: // The polls should be a continuing worry to David Cameron. Although the election is far from decided, there is no sign of the 10 per cent plus that he needs to gain a working majority. The...
So the inquiry has said that Research group hanot manipulated data and that it's reputation is intact. They've criticized it for not responding enough to freedom of information requests (although the...
In a recent news item it was stated that the British government "donates several hundred millions of pounds a year in aid to India" and went on to say that if the Tories were elected they...
